Where does “Κούρτιος” come from?

Κούρτιος (Ancient Greek) comes from Latin curtius, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Κούρτιος (Ancient Greek): Curtius; any individual from the Roman Curtia gens

Definitions

  1. Curtius; any individual from the Roman Curtia gens

Ancestry of “Κούρτιος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincurtiusa Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
2Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Latin curtius →